Spending by outside groups, it turns out, was the dog that barked but did not bite.

After Roberts flipped on obozocare there was no need to continue pushing the bullying tactics that obozo had used regarding Citizens United. And those tactics were never about Citizens United, as we see here it has no real effect, but to intimidate the spineless Roberts into caving on obozocare.

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Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:17:06 +0000http://hotair.com/headlines/?p=227681#comment-2179923This is one of the most uplifting data points of the election. These billionaires believe that you can just throw money at a pesky problem, like the political will of the American people. And they were wrong. That is awesome. The glut of ads causes people to tune out, no one actually *watches* political ads.
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Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:49:43 +0000http://hotair.com/headlines/?p=227681#comment-2179910

Karl Rove needs to retire. Crossroads spent hundreds of millions and had nothing to show for it. And when Fox News called Ohio only moments after Rove predicted a Romney win, Rove had an on-air meltdown.

Outlander on November 8, 2012 at 3:06 AM

My favorite ad from him was the one with the woman, sitting in her upper middle class house, with a redone kitchen, and a flat panel tv in the back, plenty of food and “stuff” available.. and she says..

“My family can’t afford another 4 years of barack obama..”

Meanwhile some college student living in a 1br apartment has to eat noodles because of his student loans, but eff him right?

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Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:28:54 +0000http://hotair.com/headlines/?p=227681#comment-2179907But negative ads obviously work if O-I-H-O’s outcome is any indication. Mitt was hammered all spring and summer by attacks ads which in the end allowed Obama to eek out a win in that state. Living in Texas, I didn’t really see any Presidential or Senate ads(aside from the Dewhurst stuff in the GOP primary), but we can’t be afraid to take the gloves off in future elections. Go after their side on substance and use their own words against them, but we also have to accept the fact that the personal crap works. Look at how successful it was against Kerry in 2004 and Romney in 2012.
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Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:06:57 +0000http://hotair.com/headlines/?p=227681#comment-2179901Karl Rove needs to retire. Crossroads spent hundreds of millions and had nothing to show for it. And when Fox News called Ohio only moments after Rove predicted a Romney win, Rove had an on-air meltdown.
]]>By: FloatingRockhttp://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/07/analysis-spending-by-independent-groups-had-little-election-impact/comment-page-1/#comment-2179892
Thu, 08 Nov 2012 06:30:41 +0000http://hotair.com/headlines/?p=227681#comment-2179892I didn’t personally watch more than a couple of the political ads on either side this season, their records are all that really matter.
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Thu, 08 Nov 2012 06:01:44 +0000http://hotair.com/headlines/?p=227681#comment-2179886I never base my decisions on how much money someone raises and I don’t pay attention to political ads. If you want to make a difference, spend the money hiring people to walk door to door talking to people. Talk to independent’s, too, not just people of your own party.
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